Another Dot!

Based on 2025–2026 data, oil-producing nations in the Persian Gulf region, particularly around the Strait of Hormuz, typically manage roughly $1.2 billion to $1.6 billion worth of crude oil, refined products, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports on an average day. The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively "closed" since February 28. That's 31 days in March and 8 more days in April. 39 days. At $1.2 Billion per day is $46.8 Billion in actual CASH money they didn't get. In addition, many of these countries have been hit by Iranian missiles, which have done tens-of-billions more dollars worth of damage to state-owned energy facilities, like refineries. Tens-of-billions more will be needed to begin repairs.

Now, those oil-producing nations need cash to continue existing. They informed the US and EU Banks they will not be rolling-over certain investments, but instead withdrawing them; they need the money THIS WEEK. The Banks went to the Fed and explained how much the Arabs have to pull out, and that the banks "DO NOT HAVE THE LIQUIDITY TO RETURN THAT AMOUNT OF CASH. The Banks also told the Fed, if they have to sell Treasury Bills to get the cash, it will wreck the USD Bond Market PLUS, the Banks will have to enter "unrealized losses" onto their books as actual losses, making them officially insolvent." HINT: These are not small banks.

The European Central Bank also spoke to the Fed about the Dollar Swap Lines to European Banks and were told that The US Government is not presently looking favorably at Europe or its banks, after being abandoned by NATO, and the Federal Reserve will "have to get back to you" on the ECB query about dollar swap lines. The Fed realizes that if they do not provide the dollar swap lines to the European Banks, some of those banks will go under . . . . which would hit US Banks the same day- likely causing US banks big harm, too. So the Fed is damned if they do and damned if they don't. Big financial trouble brewing. REALLY BIG.